Abstract: Consists of the papers of Harvey Monroe Hall, his wife Carlotta Case Hall and their daughter Martha Hall Niccolls. The papers
of Harvey Monroe Hall contain correspondence, notes, reprints and newspapers clippings relating to his family life and his
career in botany including specimen collecting, research and teaching. The papers of Carlotta Case Hall contain correspondence,
writings and diaries, papers relating to her families genealogy, and papers relating to her husbands illness and death. The
papers of Martha Hall Niccolls contain correspondence, writings, diaries and scrapbooks. A list of correspondents can be found
in the indexing terms.

Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English

Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.

Information for Researchers

Access

Collection is open for research.

Publication Rights

Copyright has not been assigned to The Bancroft Library. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce must be submitted
in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-6000. Permission
for publication is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include
or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the reader.
Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted
to research and educational purposes.

Photographs have been transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library. (BANC PIC 1964.029-037)

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Hall, Harvey Monroe, 1874-1932--Archives

Hall, Carlotta Case, b. 1880--Archives

Niccolls, Martha Hall--Archives

University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Botany

Botany--Research

Curry, David A. d. 1917

Eastwood, Alice, 1859-1953

Hall, Ansel Franklin, 1894-

Hoffmann, Ralph, 1870-1932

Nelson, Aven, 1859-1952

Storer, Tracy Irwin, 1889-

Abrams, Le Roy, 1874-1956

Babcock, E. B. (Ernest Brown), b. 1877

Brandegee, Katharine Layne, 1844-1920

Clausen, Jens Christian, 1891-

Davidson, Anstruther, 1860-1932

Dudley, William Russel, 1846-1911

Hall, Carlotta Case, b. 1880

Holland, W. J. (William Jacob), 1848-1932

Jepson, Willis Linn, 1867-1946

Keck, David Daniels, 1903-

Parish, S. B. (Samuel Bonsall), 1838-1928

Spoehr, Herman Augustus, 1885-1954

Trelease, William, 1857-1945

Niccolls, Martha Hall

Paul Elder and Company

Carnegie Museum

History of science and technology collection

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

The Harvey Monroe Hall Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Martha Hall Niccolls in 1964.

Accruals

No additions are expected.

Processing Information

Processed by Bancroft Library staff.

Biographical Information

Harvey Monroe Hall was born in Illinois on March 29, 1874 and brought up near Riverside, California. An early interest in
nature led him to a career in botany, After graduation from the University of California in 1901, Hall received his Master
of Science degree there in 1902 and Ph.D. in 1906.

In 1910 Hall married Carlotta Case, a 1905 graduate of the University of California and a collector of western ferns. Together
they wrote
A Yosemite Flora.

In 1919 he became a staff member of the Carnegie Institution, Division of Plant Biology, at Stanford University, serving also
as Professor of Botany, and as Honorary Curator of the Herbarium, University of California. These posts he retained until
his death in Washington, D.C. in 1932.

Scope and Content of Collection

The Harvey Monroe Hall Papers consists of the papers of Harvey Monroe Hall, his wife Carlotta Case Hall and their daughter
Martha Hall Niccolls. The papers of Harvey Monroe Hall contain correspondence, notes, reprints and newspapers clippings relating
to his family life and his career in botany including specimen collecting, research and teaching. The papers of Carlotta
Case Hall contain correspondence, writings and diaries, papers relating to her families genealogy, and papers relating to
her husbands illness and death. The papers of Martha Hall Niccolls contain correspondence, writings, diaries and scrapbooks.
A list of correspondents can be found in the indexing terms.